In a year with countless amazing AAA games this year, Roboquest is in my top 5 (technically released in 2020, but 1.0 came out in 2023, so it counts in my book) and probably one of my favorite roguelites. The gunplay is amazing, the movement is fluid, music is a banger, tons of secrets, and the cherry on top: a unique comic book-esque art style.

A lot of times in roguelites, a loss comes down to RNG much more than they should. Unlike something like Gunfire Reborn, Roboquest provides tons of skill expression to edge you out of unfair RNG, while also having the ability to make crazy overpowered runs. The only real gripe I have with this game is that stage 1 and 2 of the game are kind of slow and boring, but after that, it ramps up rapidly.